Connector assembly

Abstract

A connector assembly for connecting a coaxial cable with an audio board provided with a tuner function, includes a line-in jack provided in the audio board for receiving an audio input plug, a coaxial connector connected with the coaxial cable, and an adapter for electrically connecting the coaxial connector with the line-in jack. Preferably, the line-in jack has a plug insertion hole sequentially provided with a tuner input contact, audio input contacts and ground (GND) contact outwardly from the bottom of the plug insertion hole. The adapter includes a body part having two end parts, a post plug provided in one of the end parts so as to have contact zones for respectively contacting the tuner input contact and GND contact when inserted into the plug insertion hole, and a socket provided in the other end part to connect with the coaxial connector.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A connector assembly for an audio board, comprising: a common line-injack accepting an audio stereo plug and phono connection post plug in the alternative, said post plug being longer than said audio stereo plug, said common line-in jack comprising: a plug insertion sleeve;   a ground contact located in the plug insertion sleeve in position to contact a ground contact zone of said audio stereo plug;   a first audio input contact located in a first side of the plug insertion sleeve in position to contact first audio input contact zone of said audio stereo plug;   a second audio input contact located in a second side of the plug insertion sleeve position to contact a second audio input contact zone of said audio stereo plug; and   a tuner input contact located deeper in said plug insertion sleeve than said first or second audio input contact.     
     
     
       2. The connector assembly of claim 1, further comprising said tuner input contact located in the bottom of said plug insertion sleeve, contacting a tip of said phono connection post plug inserted into said common line-in jack. 
     
     
       3. The connector assembly of claim 1, further comprising: an adapter connecting a coaxial cable to the common line-in jack, said adapter comprising:   the phono connection post plug, comprising: a first contact zone contacting said tuner input contact when said post plug is inserted in the common line-in jack; and   a second contact zone contacting said ground contact when said post plug is inserted in the common line-in jack.     
     
     
       4. The connector assembly of claim 3, further comprising: said first contact zone being formed as a tip of the post plug.   
     
     
       5. The connector assembly of claim 3, said post plug further comprising: a middle contact zone located between the first and the second contact zones contacting said first audio input contact and said second audio input contact when said post plug is inserted in the common line-in jack.   
     
     
       6. The connector assembly of claim 3, said adapter further comprising: a coaxial connector connecting said post plug to the coaxial cable.   
     
     
       7. The connector assembly of claim 3, said adapter further comprising: a body part connected to the post plug; and   a socket connected to the body part, said socket engaging a coaxial connector.   
     
     
       8. The connector assembly of claim 7, said adapter being an integral unit. 
     
     
       9. The connector assembly of claim 7, further comprising: the coaxial connector engaging said socket; and   the coaxial cable attached to said coaxial connector.   
     
     
       10. An audio card of a personal computer, comprising a microphone-in jack;   a line-out jack;   a headphone-out jack; and   a common line-in jack accepting an audio stereo plug and a phono connection post plug in the alternative, said post plug being longer than said audio stereo plug said common line-in jack comprising: a plug insertion sleeve;   a ground contact located in the plug insertion sleeve in position to contact a ground contact zone of said audio plug;   a first audio input contact located in a first side of the plug insertion in position to contact a first audio input contact zone of said audio stereo plug;   a second audio input contact located in a second side of the plug insertion hole in position to contact a second audio input contact zone of said audio stereo plug; and   a tuner input contact located deeper in said plug insertion sleeve than said first or second audio input contract.     
     
     
       11. The audio card of claim 10, further comprising: said tuner input contact located in the bottom of said plug insertion sleeve, contacting a tip of said post plug inserted into the common line-in jack.   
     
     
       12. The audio card of claim 10, further comprising: an adapter connecting a coaxial cable to the common line-in jack said adapter comprising:   the phono connection post plug, comprising: a first contact zone contacting said tuner input contact when said post plug is inserted in the common line-in jack; and   a second contact zone contacting said ground contact when said post plug is inserted in the common line-in jack.     
     
     
       13. The audio card of claim 12, further comprising: said first contact zone being formed as a tip of the post plug.   
     
     
       14. The audio card of claim 12, said post plug further comprising: a middle contact zone for contacting said first audio input contact and said second audio input contact when said post plug is inserted in the common line-in jack.   
     
     
       15. The audio card of claim 12, said adapter further comprising: a coaxial connector connecting said post plug to the coaxial cable.   
     
     
       16. The audio card of claim 12, said adapter further comprising: a body part connected to the post plug; and   a socket connected to the body part.   
     
     
       17. The audio card of claim 16, said adapter being an integral unit. 
     
     
       18. The audio card of claim 16, further comprising: coaxial connector engaging said socket; and said coaxial cable attached to said coaxial connector.   
     
     
       19. A process of assembly for an audio board, comprising: placing a common line-in jack on said audio board;   aligning a sleeve of sad common line-in jack to removably accept alternative insertion of an audio stereo plug and phono connection post plug, with said post plug being longer than said audio stereo plug,   locating a ground contact within said sleeve at a position to contact a ground contact zone of said audio stereo plug;   locating a first audio input contact in a first side of said sleeve at a position to contact a first audio input contact zone of said audio stereo plug;   locating a second audio input contact in a second side of said sleeve at a position to contact a second audio input contact zone of said audio stereo plug; and   locating a tuner input contact deeper in said sleeve than said first or said second audio input contact.   
     
     
       20. The process of claim 19, further comprised of: locating said second audio input contact within said sleeve to contact a most distal portion of said audio stereo plug; and   locating said tuner input contact within said sleeve to contact a most distal portion of said phono connection post plug.